CNBC Economy / Updates
- Christine Lagarde leaves door open to early ECB exit, as she mulls French politics July 3, 2026The European Central Bank's Christine Lagarde has declined to rule out an early end to her term as president, as she mulls a foray into French politics.
- Job seekers giving up: Labor force participation rate falls to lowest in 50 years, outside of Covid era July 2, 2026A drop in the unemployment rate helped provide some upside to what was an otherwise downbeat jobs report — but it was for all the wrong reasons.
- U.S. job creation cools in June with payrolls growth of just 57,000; unemployment rate at 4.2% July 2, 2026Nonfarm payrolls were expected to rise by 115,000 in June and the unemployment rate to hold steady at 4.3%.